I have finally resigned!

Nov 23rd, 2013

Today marks Amsyar's 18months birthday. Which also marks my 18th mths breastfeeding journey.I am more that gratitude could eventually mean to Allah for this opportunity and blessings. To be able to cope with all the ups and downs

The most feared month of the year was ramadhan.this time I had to go through twice during this journey.but Allah knows best and provide sustainance to us in all ways. Alhmdulillah I never missed sahur for all my bf days and 25oz per day was nvr less by an ounce those days.alhmdulillah.berkat ramadhan.

From all those glorious days of reaping 25-30oz per day, the journey was nvr smooth. Challenges were always there. Work load and stress may b the main culprit as for me from three times per day of pumping at work, barely to get one session was already a struggle. Ending with only 3oz per day, I was really grateful with the rezeki for my little one, amsyar.

Amsyar had gotten the opportunity to be exclusively fully one whole year on breastmilk. And that was more than a wonderful achievement for mommy! For 3months he was on formula once a day, and then started to have only one bottle of mommy's milk for the next 3mths. So sad but yet its the truth.

Thank you Allah for all the gold fluid for my baby boy. For now I have decided to end the pumping journey, and continue only direct feed at night and weekends until whenever the milk is still there.
So now, officially declared, I have stopped pumping milk.






Alhamdulillah.
What a beautiful journey.
Now continued.Until there is no more :)




XoXo

Zahra

Sleeping with the enemy :'(

It had been several nights where i heard some cricking sounds under the bed. The noise is not too subtle neither too noisy. But it was there.

Last night, i had it figured out.

It was Mr MarKus Polo!!!!!!!!!!!

The tikuss!

Euwwwww......................................................

I heard some noise before bedtime last nite and asked hubby dearies to investigate.

It turned to be a brown mouse the size of my palm.

Eeeeiiiiiiiii!

It raaaaaaaaaaaaaaan away into our closet and dissapeared. Hilang u know! Pandai menyorok!

I hope you run away tonite marcus.

I will never poison or trap you.

it's too gelilicious for me..

I don't even kill cockaroaches you know.

Please don't bite my babies

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Some unrelated pictures. Ok habislah cerita tikus. Ni kisah kehidupan pula. I am curently pumping only once a day now. For only 4-5oz. oh my! Rasa mcm nk pencen as I'm one of the senior pumpers and the crowd is getting bigger now. 

See..

This is only partial of the mommy pumping gang in the R&D building. It's good to have moral support and knowledge sharing sessions within the clan you know. A good thing as we could really sum up that the awareness for breastfeeding among working mommies is quite high now. Alhamdulillah. The trend of going back to nature and being all au natural is quite high now. Beautifully back to fitrah.

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Before going back to work, lets share the nice things in the worldly life. 

Good food!

I made a point that, the simpler the better and to have the effort to at least give my kids the taste of mommy's cooking 3times on weekdays a week. At least. It's really sad not to be there 12hrs a day. But quality is not timely based, kan? So hopefully all the efforts pay off. Inshallah.

Finally after nearly 16mths post c-sect and becoming a mommy of two, i regained back my routine, stamina, energy and composure to at least be a human. Juggling all it needs is really a struggle and I'm still not ready for number 3. Well, not just now.

Not yet.

It is now just to maintain the routine.

Inshallah.

Pray for me!

Simpler is better. Sambal sardin. Ayam kunyit. Dadar

New Pump on the Block

Autumnz MARVEL Single Electric Breastpump 

It comes with the following features:

2-Stage Pumping (T1 & T2) : 'stimulation' & 'pumping' stages for effective & efficient pumping
Anti Backflow Device : prevent milk contamination
Multi Suction Levels : 8 suction levels to choose from
Dual Power Source :  main electric power or batteries
Ultrasoft Silicone Massage Breast Shield : with comfortable massage bubbles design
Light, Compact & Portable : only 200g, 11cm diameter and with quiet motor unit
User Friendly: easy to assemble, use and clean
Autumnz MARVEL Single Electric Breastpump comes with 2-Stage Pumping to mimic baby's natural suckling pattern. 


What is 2-Stage Pumping?
While breastfeeding, babies suck in 2 very clear stages:
- fast and light sucking to start your milk flowing
- slower and deeper sucking to get as much milk as quickly as possible

Autumnz MARVEL Single Electric Breastpump has the following 2-Stage pumping ability to encourage higher level of milk production:
T1 (Stage 1 – Stimulation Stage) – short & fast rhythm with lighter suction to activate milk letdown
T2 (Stage 2 – Pumping Stage) - slower rhythm with deeper suction to encourage maximum milk flow
The combination of these 2 stages will produce quicker let down and encourage milk flow.




 I think I need a new pump as exclusively pumping for Iman for 7mths last time had really worn out my beloved spectra 3 :)


Thank you Spectra 3. 
 Eyeing for this Autumnz new gadget :)

Ramadhan Journey - Day 22

Alhamdulillah..dh masuk trimester ke-3 dh Ramadhan thn ni.
And Iman pun dh masuk 6months yesterday!
Makanya saya pun dh berjaya exclusive pumping for 6mths and still flowing.
Ok too much information.

Wpn tidak berjaya exclusive breastmilk.I pasrah.
6mths pumping only is an achievement..is a HUGE challenge for me.
With all the huffing and puffing stress berkerja.
And letih mlm cause of the work the day before.
I really deserve to give my shoulder a pat!
Yeay!~

But without keizinan Allah..nothing could happen easily.
So Alhamdulillah for this amazing milky journey you grant me.
Even my MIL was surprised that the milk still flows.(though xdelah like some my dearest colleagues yg skali pump dpt 2-3bottles).
She once said if it still flows up to 100days after birth,paling lama if baby x direct feed.
Yeah..glad to prove her wrong.
Well of course I'm not the first to exclusive pump..some EP mothers even pump up till 2yrs.
Which really does inspire me.

So..to women out there..yg rasa susu xbyk..baby cepat lapar.Keep on!
Jgn mudah putus asa..you can do it!
And those who mengeluh lenguh coz baby melekap all night long.
Bersyukurla.
Coz some mommies do'nt even get to experience those precious moments.
And need to work harder to keep the flow on.
And remember, perhaps the next baby wont be able to suckle even.
:)

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As for Iman, today he's staying with my lil sis Zakiyya. Kak Wan needs a day off today for check-up, which is another headache for me as my nicest ever baby sitter is pregnant la plak..ok, xmau menambahkan serabut dikepala.Problem to be settled in 6mths ahead when she's due..

3days weekend we spent at the family hse.With the new renovated additional rooms at Mama's..selesa dh rumah bg kami nk stay.And Zaynab's getting married- lagi2 la menambah sebab utk mama menambah bilik.Iman pn dh selesa nak mengengsot2 mcm ulat bulu merata2 at Grandma's.Hope Zakiyya could manage him well. I know she's gonna do fine..as nenek pn ada kat umah mama.Bleh bg tunjuk ajar :)

And yet Iman has started solids!Yeay..
Dah besar dh anak mommy! :)
First start - to play safe..Nestle Cerelac - Rice fortified with Iron.
Alhamdulillah..he's happy with that :)

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Semalam went to Nilai3 for Zaynab's hantaran preps.So far found everything that we searched for and alhamdulillah within budget. Quite peculiar though as Zaynab opt for silver and black as her theme colour.Black for a wedding for me is not that suitable.Tapi xpela..its her wedding. Let her decide..I like it to be like that. I just bg nasihat for which flowers to pick, and which ribbons to use.Jgn beli bukan2..tak cukup beli lagi.

Nilai3 was extremely crouded.and extremely panas.
Mujur Iman tggal dgn grandma.Klu x sure merengek ajer.

The day before brought Iman together to Giant and tried him on few baby walkers.
He liked the idea of having to stand all by himself.
So despite of several taboos of baby walkers usage- I think I'll put walker for Iman in consideration.
Yeke naik walker boleh bantutkan perkembangan motor skills baby?
Org dulu2 letak je anak dlm walker..besar jd doctor, engineer berjaya jerr...
Huhu~

Ok la. Sbnrnya I'm upstairs, ponteng perhimpunan pagi.
Speaker selalu xclear..I dont like..

Need to start work.
Till then.

Salam Aidilfitri dah ni..:)

Mode raya :)

Love
Zahra